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QinetiQ
U.S. Army picks QinetiQ for waste disposal system
October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
UK-based company scores £1.5 million contract for its device expected to process up to 100 kilograms of municipal solid waste per hour.
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QinetiQ claims record flight for solar UAV
August 25, 2008 - by David Ehrlich -
The defense contractor says its Zephyr ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber aircraft stayed in the air for three and a half days.
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This could make Icarus jealous
U.K. defense contractor QinetiQ knew enough to not use wax in its unmanned, solar powered test plane.
By keeping away from any melting materials, and sticking with lightweight carbon fibers, the company claims to have hit a new world record of 54 hours at more than 50,000 feet above New Mexico this week.
The current record is 30 hours and 24 minutes, set by Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk in March 2001.
But QinetiQ may have flown too close to the Sun after all, as the flight of its ultra-thin "Zephyr" was not witnessed by officials from the World Air Sports Federation.
The federation keeps and certifies records, the company said.
SION Power’s lithium sulfur batteries take to the skies
December 5, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
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